Sub-Artic Sojourns 2018

On June 18, 2018 my partner, Martin Lichtenstein, and I joined an amazing group of fellow travelers on a TCS-sponsored tour of various parts of Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland and Greenland. The following images are just some of the highlights of this extraordinary itinerary.

Avachinsky Volcano
Aerial view of Kamchatka Penninsula
Indiginous people of Kamchatka
Pimchackh National Village, Kamchatka Penninsula, Russia
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Starting Point - Trans-Siberian Express
Vladivostok, Russia
Small Russian Orthodox Church
Vladivostok, Russia
Siberian Tiger
Vladivostok zoo
Siberian tiger
Leopard
Vladivostok zoo
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Rainfall
Aerial view of Irkutsk, Russia
Old Believer's Village
Ulan Ude, Russia
House detail
Old Believers Village, Ulan Ude, Russia
Wooden House
Old Believers Village, Ulan Ude, Russia
Mongolian Landscape
Terelj National Park
Wrangler tending his horses
Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Greeter in traditional costume
Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Grazing Yak
Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Boy with Golden Eagle
Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Martin visiting a Ger (or Yurt)
Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Sisters
Indiginous Mongolian family of Terelj National Park
2018 Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Being greeted by TCS Flight Crew dressed in traditional Mongolian attire
Small Guild facade
Riga, Latvia
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Old Town
Riga, Latvia
Ancient City Tower
Tallin, Estonia
City street, old town
Tallin, Estonia
Old Town Rampart
Tallin, Estonia
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Icelandic Landscape
North Atlantic Ridge emerges on dry land in Iceland
Spreading tectonic plates continue to widen Iceland - clearly visible here.
Field of Lupins
Icelandic Landscape
Gollfoss Waterfall
Golden Circle, Iceland
Icelandic Sunflower
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Icelandic Geyser
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Waiting to go Whale Watching
Reykjavik, Iceland
Friendly Horses of Iceland
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Moss-covered terrain
Ilulissat, Greenland
Aeriel View of Icebergs
Ilulissat, Greenland
Small Town of Ilulissat
Greenland
Iceberg Behemoth
Ilulissat, Greenland
Sparkling Ice Chip
Small piece of glacier ice fished out of the bay, Ilulissat, Greeenland
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Iceberg detail
Ilulissat, Greenland
Floating Ice "Sculpture"
Ilulissat, Greenland
Icebergs - poking hundreds of feet out of the water
Ilulissat, Greenland
Iceberg detail- sculpted by the elements
Ilulissat, Greenland
Icebergs adrift
Ilulissat, Greenland
Greenlandic Sledgedog
Ilulissat, Greenland
Aerial view of Jakobshavn Glacier
Ilulissat, Greenland
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Ilulissat Icefjord
Where the Jakobshavn Glacier ends at the sea
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Beadwork
Local Handicraft of Ilulissat, Greeenland
Assorted Lichen and Moss on rock face
Ilulissat, Greenland
Greenlandic Sledgedog at rest
Ilulissat, Greenland
End of Journey
At TCS tour farewell dinner in Boston, Mass.